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"Painful leisure" and "awful business": Female death workers in Pennsylvania

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Author
Weaver, Karol K.
Date of Publication
2016.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.140
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by Karol K. Weaver
Author
Weaver, Karol K.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
2016.
Physical Description
31-55 p.
Series
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography ; v. 140, no. 1
Summary
Abstract: In late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Pennsylvania, women were the primary caretakers of the dying and dead. Watchers tended to the physical, spiritual, and social needs of the dying. Layers out of the dead washed, groomed, fixed, and dressed dead bodies. Watchers and layers included female relatives and neighbors and women who offered their services for pay. By the second half of the nineteenth century, most Pennsylvania women did not participate in these activities; the care of the dying and dead became the responsibility of formally trained and licensed professionals. The Civil War, industrial tragedies, the rise of undertaking and embalming as professions, and the increasing dependence on medical institutions such as hospitals and homes for the incurable contributed to the changes in the care of the dying and dead.
Subjects
Death care industry - Pennsylvania
Death
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.140
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Across the river : murder at Accomac

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Author
Maloney, Michael.
Date of Publication
c2012
Call Number
813.54 M257
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Michael Maloney.
ISBN
9780985046606
0985046600
Author
Maloney, Michael.
Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
M. Maloney,
Date of Publication
c2012
Physical Description
480 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Pulled from local news headlines, court records, trial transcripts, and land records, this story weaves together the history of the Accomac river crossing, the town of Marietta, and the untimely death of an innocent young girl. Against a rich historical backdrop, the murder and ensuing legal proceedings provide a compelling account of life Across the river."--P. [4] of cover.
2d edition.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-480).
Subjects
Myers, Emily - Death.
Coyle, John - Trials, litigation, etc.
Murder - Pennsylvania - Marietta.
Trials (Murder) - Pennsylvania - York.
Marietta (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 M257
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Civil War pension affidavits and index to ledgers of Dr. Benjamin F. Porter, 1864-1888

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Author
Porter, Benjamin Franklin,
Date of Publication
c2011.
Call Number
974.841 P844
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[transcribed by Cynthia Hartman].
Author
Porter, Benjamin Franklin,
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society,
Date of Publication
c2011.
Physical Description
46 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
Special publication ; number 71
Notes
"July 2011."
Subjects
Porter, Benjamin Franklin, - 1827-1886.
Military pensions - United States
Military pensions - Pennsylvania - York County.
Affidavits - Pennsylvania - York County.
Account books - Pennsylvania - York County
York County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Hartman, Cynthia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.841 P844
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Warrant registers (for Pennsylvania Counties)

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Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
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Prepared by Wm. W. Britton, begun 1734, completed May 30, 1935 ;
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Physical Description
4 reels ; 35 mm.
Notes
Microfilmed in 1957. Contains 20 volumes. Lancaster County warrants are on V. 16.
Labeled on box # 257 - # 261.
Material arranged by county and includes names of warrantee, date, acreage, location, date of return, name of patentee, where patent recorded, and where survey is copied.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. Department of Internal Affairs. Bureau of Land Records.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - York County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Cumberland County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Adams County.
Additional Author
Britton, William W.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
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An artistic aftermath

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1913
AN ARTISTIC AFTERMATH I am indebted to Mr. John D. Chal- fant, artist, of Wilmington, Deh, for an opportunity to see a catalogue of the "First Annual Exhibition of the Society of Artists of the United States." which was held in Philadelphia, under the auspices of what is now the Academy of Fine
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by W. U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1913
Physical Description
106-111 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 4
Subjects
Eichholtz, Jacob, - 1776-1842.
Society of Artists of the United States - Exhibitions.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 17, number 4 (1913), p. 106-111Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.17
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The wilderness trail; or, The ventures and adventures of the Pennsylvania traders on the Allegheny path

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Author
Hanna, Charles A.
Date of Publication
1911.
Call Number
974.8028 H243
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with some new annals of the old West, and the records of some strong men and some bad ones, by Charles A. Hanna ... with eighty maps and illustrations.
Author
Hanna, Charles A.
Place of Publication
New York, London
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's sons,
Date of Publication
1911.
Physical Description
2 v. fronts., plates, maps (part fold.) facsim. 25 cm.
Notes
"Of this work one thousand copies have been printed from type, and the type destroyed."
Contents
Chapters in volume 1: The debatable land // The Iroquoians of the Susquehanna // The Petticoat indians of Petticoat land // The Shawnees // The early traders of Conestoga, Donegal and Paxtang // The young red man goes west // The Shamokin traders and the Shamokin Path // Andrew Montour, the "Half Indian" // The Frankstown Path // The Raystown Path // The traders at Allegheny on the main path; with some annals of Kittanning and Chartier's Town // The Ohio Mingoes of the White River and the Wendats // Kuskuskies on the the Beaver // Logstown on the Ohio.
Chapters in volume 2: George Croghan , the king of the traders // The Ohio Valley before the white man came // The Lower Shanee town; or Chillicothe on the Ohio // The Chonchake Route and other Ohio paths // John Finley and Kentucky before Boone // Pickawillany Path // The Indian trade and Pennsylvania traders // The perils of the path.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America - Ohio River Valley.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Ohio River Valley - History - To 1795.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8028 H243
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044010057016&view=1up&seq=13
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31158005077135&view=1up&seq=13
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Manheim Township and its part in the Indian history of the county

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1915
Manheim Township and Its Part in the Indian History of the County This society has often been favored by papers on the way in which vari- ous sections of what is now Lancaster county figured in the history of the dusky-skinned inhabitants who knew this section to be their home and hap- py hunting
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by C. H. Martin.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1915
Physical Description
163-173 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 19, no. 6
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Manheim Township (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 19, number 6 (1915), p. 163-173Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.19
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Our aboriginal predecessors : on the origin and relation of the various Indian tribes of North America

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Author
Spindler, Adaline Bream.
Date of Publication
1917
OUR ABORIGINAL PREDECESSORS: ON THE ORIGIN AND RELATION OF THE VARIOUS INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA. Where the Indians came from and how they happened to become dwellers in the land beyond Atlantis, on the shores of the Occident, has been a subject of investigation and speculation since Indian
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by Miss Adaline Bream Spindler.
Author
Spindler, Adaline Bream.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1917
Physical Description
85-92 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 21, no. 5
Subjects
Indians of North America
Algonquian Indians
Iroquois Indians
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 22, number 5 (1917), p. 85-92Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.21
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The heart of the Taufschein : Fraktur and the pivotal role of Berks County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Earnest, Corinne P.
Date of Publication
2012.
Call Number
745 E12
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Fraktur and the pivotal role of Berks County, Pennsylvania
Responsibility
Corinne Earnest and Russell Earnest.
ISBN
9780911122633
091112263X
Author
Earnest, Corinne P.
Place of Publication
Kutztown, Pa
Publisher
Published by the Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
2012.
Physical Description
ix, 302 p. : col. ill., facsims., maps ; 29 cm.
Series
Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ; ser. 2, v. 46
Notes
Illustrated lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285) and indexes.
Contents
Berks County: the center of it all -- Daniel Schumacher: a Fraktur artist of some note -- Henrich Otto, 1784 -- Friederich Krebs, August 4, 1790 -- Johann Valentin Schuller -- The greatest development of Fraktur writing, 1800-1835 -- Johann Ritter: a century of influence -- Conclusion: The last flickering -- Appendix 1. Fraktur artist who routinely made Taussscheine for Berks County families -- Appendix 2. Scriveners who routinely infilled Taussscheine for Berks County families -- Appendix 3. Berks Couny printers of Taussscheine in order by active dates -- Appendix 4. Translations.
Subjects
Fraktur art - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Pennsylvania Dutch.
Illumination of books and manuscripts - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Folk art - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Berks County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Earnest, Russell D.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania-German Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745 E12
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Celebrating our past, focused on the future : Middle Creek Church of the Brethren, 150 years, 1864-2014

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Date of Publication
©2014.
Call Number
286.5 M627
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ISBN
9781601264213
1601264216
Place of Publication
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Publisher
Middle Creek Church of the Brethren,
Date of Publication
©2014.
Physical Description
vi, 162 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Middle Creek Church of the Brethren (Lititz, Pa.) - History.
Church of the Brethren - Pennsylvania - Middle Creek - History.
Middle Creek (Pa.) - Church history.
Additional Corporate Author
Middle Creek Church of the Brethren (Lititz, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
286.5 M627
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